Tigres attacker Marcelo Flores revealed that he tore the ACL in his right knee during Saturday's CONCACAF Champions Cup final against Toluca.
The 22-year-old winger will miss the World Cup, Canada head coach Jesse Marsch confirmed Sunday, according to Sportsnet's Gene Principe. Marsch, who had named Flores to his final 26-man tournament squad a day before the injury, said he has yet to choose a replacement.
Marcelo Flores suffered an ACL injury in the #ConcaChampions final between Toluca and Tigres, the #CanMNT player confirmed 😢
— OneSoccer (@onesoccer) May 31, 2026
He will miss the World Cup. pic.twitter.com/VFgLjWRBV7
Flores entered Saturday's match in the 62nd minute. He played 15 minutes before suffering a noncontact knee injury while attempting to dribble around Toluca defender Santiago Simon.
Georgetown, ON's Marcelo Flores suffered a non-contact knee injury in the Concacaf Champions Cup Final. The midfielder was named to CANMNT's #FIFAWorldCup squad on Friday.
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) May 31, 2026
If Flores is to miss the World Cup due to injury, Canada has a provisional squad of 55 players they can use… pic.twitter.com/SyjiUHXykO
The Georgetown, Ontario, native debuted for Canada in a March friendly against Iceland, coming on for the final 27 minutes of a 2-2 draw. He started the side's subsequent fixture against Tunisia before being subbed off after 76 minutes in a scoreless contest.
In February, he chose to represent Canada after suiting up for Mexico at the youth level.
Flores scored three goals in 13 Liga MX Clausura appearances this season.
